Whitburn Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Whitburn, West Lothian.

Whitburn F.C.
Full nameWhitburn Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burnie
Founded1930 as Whitburn Amateurs, turned Junior c. June 1934
GroundCentral Park
East Main Street
Whitburn
Capacity4,000
ManagerDarren Wilson
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2023–24East of Scotland League First Division, 3rd of 15 (promoted)

History

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Formed on 31 May 1930 as Whitburn Amateurs F.C., they turned Junior over the summer months of 1934. They play their home games at Central Park.

Nicknamed The Burnie, the club's colours are claret and amber. They presently play in the East of Scotland Football League. The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on one occasion, defeating Johnstone Burgh on penalties in the 1999–00 final.[1]

The team was managed from 2014 to 2016 by former St Mirren boss Tom Hendrie.[2]

Club staff

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Board of directors

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Role Name
Secretary   Ann Haddow
Club Official   Robert Cook
Club Official   Graham Beattie

Coaching staff

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Role Name
Manager   Darren Wilson
Assistant manager   Craig Young
Coach   Scott Gallagher
Coach   Robert Lee
Goalkeeper coach   Scott Willis
Physio   Archie Gilmour
Kit man   Robert Haddow

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Current squad

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As of 31st May 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SCO Daniel Farrell
GK   SCO Blair Gallagher
DF   SCO Reece Boyle
DF   SCO Grant Hamilton
DF   SCO Max Condie
DF   SCO Euan McGill
DF   SCO Michael McGarahan
DF   SCO Sammy Watson
DF   SCO Darren Tomaszewski
DF   SCO Lennon Watson
MF   SCO Jack Hodge
MF   SCO Steven Clark
MF   SCO Owen Main
MF   SCO Jack Henderson
MF   SCO Lewis Milton
MF   SCO Andrew Thomson
FW   SCO Ross Crawford
FW   SCO Darren Liddell
FW   SCO Kevin Fotheringham
FW   SCO Dewi Taylor

Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years
William Strickland   1951-?[4]
Colin Sinclair   1986-?[5]
George Fairley   1988-?[6]
Derek Strickland   1992-94[7]
Brian McNaughton
Keith Burgess
  1994-1996[8]
Brian Fairley   1996-1999[9]
Brian McNaughton   1999-2000
Derek Strickland   2013-?[10]
Derek Halcrow   2009-?[11]
Tom Hendrie   2014-2016[12]
Colin Martin   2016-?[13]
Jamie Sandilands   2020-2021[14]
Darren Wilson   2021-[15]

c Caretaker manager

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Honours

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Scottish Junior Cup

  • Winners: 1999–2000
  • Runners-up: 1965–66, 1994–95

Other honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Prior sparks Whitburn glory". The Herald. 29 May 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Whitburn FC - Squad list". www.whitburnjfc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "WHITBURN". 11 May 1951.
  5. ^ "46 COURIER Friday June 13 1986 Courier Sport: Touchline Topics Pool Golf Tae Kwon Do THIS week saw the final". 13 June 1986.
  6. ^ "jd COURIER Friday June 23 1989 Courier Sport: Football Angling Cricket Rose wilt in league decider HASN'T it ." 23 June 1989.
  7. ^ "s't w Courier Friday OCTOBER 2 1992 47 COURIER SPORT Results & Junior Results Charlie Bain Fire and Lothians Cup". 2 October 1992.
  8. ^ "Whitburn Juniors Club History".
  9. ^ "29 January 1999". 29 January 1999.
  10. ^ "Strickland eyes away glory for Whitburn". 26 November 2009.
  11. ^ "New Whitburn boss Derek Halcrow comes home". 4 April 2013.
  12. ^ "Whitburn on the hunt for new boss after Tom Hendrie is sacked". 11 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Whitburn FC". Facebook. 5 November 2016.
  14. ^ "New Whitburn boss Jamie Sandilands aims to challenge for trophies in debut season". 15 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Whitburn boss pays tribute to unsung heroes after club's East of Scotland Conference X title success". 30 May 2022.
  16. ^ "East of Scotland Junior Cup". sfha.org.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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